Head Bartender

Rambling House seeks a Head Bartender to supervise and coordinate bar employees, work shifts, and demonstrate both beverage preparation knowledge and a passion to develop recipes. This team leader must be creative and personable, as well as safety and liability-minded. Payscale and benefits depend on background and experience.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Enforcing safety regulations
• Working with centralized purchasing to order and retrieve beer, wine, and liquor
• Ensuring proper storage and appropriately stock the bar
• Inventorying all product in bar and coolers
• Managing and scheduling bar staff
• Working closely with the ownership and kitchen team to create cocktails and drink recipes
• Working closely with head brewer and brewery team to learn about house beers, recommended pairings and pours, and how to educate staff on the proper knowledge learned from Head Brewer
• Teaching and guiding servers and bar staff on terminology, guest education, means of service, and safety/liability on all bar-related areas
• Working bar shifts as a bartender
• Dealing with complaints, safety enforcement, problem-solving, and other related customer relations
• Handling, moving, and carrying heavy items such as kegs and cases of alcohol
• Maintaining physical stamina, standing and moving for full shifts

Qualifications include, but are not limited to:

Customer service skills

• Remain professional at all times
• Greet and interact with guests in a welcoming and personable manner
• Hold personal, guest, and employee safety as a top priority
• Apply safety and liability training to all situations on the job
• Leadership skills
• Hold company liability as a top priority
• Motivate the team to ensure effective, safe, and professional performance
• Promote a positive and creative culture

Administrative skills

• Utilize organizational skills to track, inventory, and order product
• Utilize managerial skills to lead a team, organize and track shifts, intake deliveries, and plan ahead
• Utilize numerical abilities to maintain a budget

Creativity skills

• Attention to detail, with a focus on appealing presentation, quality ingredients, and a knowledge of flavor
• Hold all proper and current certification

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour

Physical Setting:

• Bar
• Casual dining restaurant
• Fine dining restaurant

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Supplemental Pay:

• Tips

Work Location: One location